Ontario Police Boat Auction

City of Los Cacaos

The municipality of The Cocoa is located on the northwest side of San Cristobal province, with four sessions and more than 42 spot in the ramifications of the Cordillera Central.

The Cocoa bordered on the north by the Municipality Villa Altagracia and Monsignor Nouel, the west by the Province Peravia, San José Province of Ocoa, south and east by the Municipality Cambita and San Cristobal, the common capital of the province .

The municipality is located in a narrow mountain valleys and has a tropical rain forest climate and tropical.

has several rivers that serve as boundaries with other provinces and cities like Nice, which separates Peravia and San José de Ocoa province, also Mohammed, which separates it from Ocoa in the party closest to the northwest. Tributaries of Mahomita, Arroyo Grande, SUMBI, Calderón, Hoyo Prieto, Los Calimete and Colorao Arroyo, who was born in the Scientific Reserve Eugenio Marcano.

This municipality is bordered by the Jiguey and Aguacate dams, dams which nourishes the Santo Domingo Aqueduct. Its land area is 132.5 km2 and 201.5Km2, giving a total of 334Km2. Second in land area in the province of San Cristobal.

Name The Cocoa, was acquired by a giant bush of cocoa which was unusual as a reference point for meetings of its inhabitants are about something as usual using the term that was not mentioned by name qualifier bush but Cocoa, development began to be evident as by building dams higueyy avocado.

Over the years The Cacaeros made agriculture the backbone of its economy, when put over hunting and fishing for agricultural crops, coffee is the most important product as the base from which obtained the greatest benefits. After coffee, another major crop was banana, followed by other smaller plants like peppers, yams, taro, bananas and tomatoes.

How to get

The road is an adventure. Take November 6th Avenue, the new highway south, and when turned at the entrance of Cambita, there begins to rise. The diversion dams Avocado Higüeyy turn left and follow to La Colonia. The road is steep and quiet, and the route there are some signs with the name of "Cocoa." Geography

WEATHER

enjoys an excellent climate. Breezes and mountain ecotourism tropical climate change. In temperature of the rain seasons are from May to June and September November. The wet and dry seasons are more common in this area. Tropical cyclones are often whipped this county. Natural Resources

FLORA The flora is very rich, has an extraordinary variety of genres and covered with tropical forest species covered by scrub and steppe or in short extensions lack of vegetation. In his book extensive pine forests and vast areas where they appear. FAUNA

The most abundant are the birds. Today we can find in this territory several species: the palm cigüa, pigeon, crab, fish, native bees among others.

Hydrography

This municipality is bordered Valdesia dams, Jiguey and Aguacate dams which nourishes the Santo Domingo Aqueduct. The municipality has
Tributaries of Mahomita, Arroyo Grande, jump Benito, SUMBI, Calderón, Hoyo Prieto, Los Calimete and Colorao Arroyo, who was born in the Scientific Reserve Eugenio Marcano. Counting
well with the entries of some of our most important prey and prey paisHiguey Avocado. LIVESTOCK

screed is a very important role in the town since this allows the producer to have two municipal obsiones domestic consumption and sale to prospective buyers, and main breeds of cattle are: cattle, pigs, among others. (Note: there are large numbers breeding) Considering that, too, as part of fishery farming, practiced skill level, fun and food.

Econimía

relies more on agriculture than in tourism, as in earlier times. This is because the amount of agricultural sites already has the number of farmers who contribute annually to the area farmers and the country.

agriculturauna
Although important economic base, tourism also remains another important economic base in the town. With regard to agriculture its main product is: Coffee (principal agricultural activity), bananas, beans, tomatoes, among others.

Photos taken in 2009